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HELICOPTERS
Bell AH-1 Cobra
The world's first dedicated attack helicopter ever produced.
AH-56 Cheyenne
One of the world's fastest rotorcraft.
AH-64 Apache
The primary United States Army attack helicopter.
Airwolf supersonic helicopter.
From a tv show. It could fly at supersonic speeds.
Aerospatiale Alouette II
Known for its high altitude operations and precise handling.
Aerpspatiale AS 350 Ecureuil
Popular TV news helicopter sold in 43 countries around the world.
Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar
Versatile medium helicopter used in military and civil aviation around the world.
Agusta Westland AW109 Grand
Holds the speed record for circumnavigating the world.
Bell 206 Jet Ranger
First helicopter ever to fly around the world.
Bell 222
America's first light twin heli.
MBB Eurocopter BO 105
The first production helicopter with a rigid rotor system.
Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight
Main USMC medium helicopter since 1964.
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Mainstay medium helicopter for the U.S. Army since 1962.
Sikorsky CH-53 Super Stallion
Largest U.S. helicopter ever produced.
Sikorsky CH-54/S-64 Sky Crane
Holds the current FAI altitude load carrying record.
Eurocopter Dauphin
Popular twin engine, Fenstron equipped, utility helicopter.
Eurocopter EC 135
Said to be the quietest helicopter in the world.
Eurocopter EC 145
Twin engine, medium helicopter, used primarily for emergency rescue.
Focke Achgelis FA-223 Drach
World's first operational transport helicopter.
Focke Wulf FW-61
The world's first fully controllable helicopter.
G-1
Said to be the world's smallest helicopter, although none have been seen flying.
Gazelle
The helicopter flown by the British Blue Eagles demonstration team.
H-5 Dragonfly
World's first dedicated rescue helicopter.
Kamov Ka-27
co-axial utility helicopter.
Ka-50 Black Shark
World's first helicopter with jet fighter-like ejection seats.
Kaman K-Max
World's first dedicated cargo hauling helicopter.
MD Helicopters MD 500
Known as a reliable, economical, light helicopter.
McDonnell MD 520N
NOTAR helicopter.
Mil Mi-12
Largest helicopter in the world.
Mil Mi-24 Hind
Famous Soviet helicopter used extensively in Afghanistan.
NH Industries NH90
Utility helicopter built for NATO countries.
Bell OH-58 Kiowa
First U.S. helicopter ever to be built with an all-glass cockpit.
RAH-66 Comanche
Costly experimental stealth helicopter project that was canceled in 2004.
Sikorsky S-76 Spirit
High performance civil executive transport helicopter.
Aerospatiale SA-315 Lama
Hold's the world helicopter altitude record.
Aerospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon
The largest production European helicopter.
Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma
The first all-weather helicopter to be produced outside of the Soviet Union.
Sikorsky Sea King
Official helicopter of U.S. president designated Marine One.
Bell Super Cobra
Improved twin engine version of the original Cobra helicopter.
Eurocopter Tiger
Battlefield helicopter of Europe.
Bell UH-1 Huey
Well known as the primary Vietnam transport helicopter.
Bell UH-1Y
The latest in the line of the most widely produced helicopters in the West today.
Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
Primary United States Army transport helicopter of today.
Boeing Bell V-22 Osprey
Tilt rotor aircraft lifting off as a helicopter and flying with the speed of an aeroplane.
Westland ZB-500 Lynx
The helicopter world speed record holder.